Leadenhall Building

The Leadenhall Building, commonly called the Cheesegrater for its wedge-shaped profile, stands at 122 Leadenhall Street in the City of London, completed in 2014 to a design by the firm Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners, founded by Richard Rogers. Its sloped south face was deliberately shaped to preserve the sightline to St Paul's Cathedral when viewed from Fleet Street, a protected view that London planning rules require tall buildings nearby to respect. The tower's structural steel frame and service cores are left visibly exposed on its exterior, a design language that continues the high-tech architectural approach Rogers had earlier used at the Lloyd's building nearby. Much of the building's steel structure was prefabricated off site and assembled on the ground before being lifted into place, a construction method chosen to minimize disruption to the dense surrounding streets.